Air India plane bound for US makes emergency landing in Russia | Aviation News

Air India plane bound for US makes emergency landing in Russia | Aviation News

Krasnoyarsk airport says plane carrying 244 passengers and crew was forced to land due to an activated smoke detector. An Air India passenger plane flying from New Delhi to San Francisco has made an emergency landing in Russia after the crew detected a potential issue in the cargo hold area,…

More than three million travellers pass through US security, a record | Aviation News

More than three million travellers pass through US security, a record | Aviation News

Agents checked 35 passengers per second as travel surged to a new high on Sunday, July 7. More than three million people passed through United States airport security on Sunday, the first time that number of passengers have been screened in a single day as travel surges, according to the…

Passengers to US government: Air travel is getting worse | Aviation News

Passengers to US government: Air travel is getting worse | Aviation News

Complaints to US government from travellers are the highest since the COVID pandemic when airlines were slow to refund. Air travel got more miserable last year, if the number of consumer complaints filed with the United States government is any measure. The Department of Transportation said Friday that it received…

US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say | Aviation

US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say | Aviation

The United States Justice Department is pushing Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud in connection with two deadly plane crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners, according to several people who heard federal prosecutors detail a proposed offer Sunday. Boeing will have until the end of the coming week to…

US investigators sanction Boeing for sharing information on mid-air blowout | Aviation News

US investigators sanction Boeing for sharing information on mid-air blowout | Aviation News

Boeing had ‘blatantly violated’ federal rules by providing ‘non-public investigative information’, investigators said. United States investigators have sanctioned Boeing for revealing details of a probe into a 737 MAX mid-air blowout and said they would refer its conduct to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), prompting the embattled planemaker to…

More than three million travellers pass through US security, a record | Aviation News

US screens record 2.99 million air travellers in a single day | Aviation

US Transportation Security Administration says it expects to screen 32 million people over July 4 holiday period. The United States has set a new record for the number of air travellers screened at airports in a single day. The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened 2.99 million airline passengers on…

US investigators sanction Boeing for sharing information on mid-air blowout | Aviation News

US prosecutors recommend criminal charges for Boeing, report says | Aviation

US Justice Department has until July 7 to prosecute aircraft giant over breaches of settlement related to fatal crashes. Prosecutors in the United States are recommending that criminal charges be brought against Boeing after finding the plane maker violated a settlement related to two fatal crashes, two people familiar with…

Once the pride of Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific becomes government’s punchbag | Aviation

Once the pride of Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific becomes government’s punchbag | Aviation

Hong Kong, China – For decades, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways (CPA) stood as a proud symbol of the city’s international status and an exemplar of Asian aviation. These days, the flagship carrier is treated more like the Chinese-ruled financial hub’s bete noire, regularly receiving severe scrutiny and criticism from…